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• 118316-10-2 3α,6α-diformyloxy-24-nor-5β-cholane-23-nitrile 
• 17398-37-7 3α,6α-diformyloxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid 
• 83-49-8 Hyodeoxycholic Acid 
• 120062-67-1 methyl 3α,6α-dihydroxy-24-nor-5β-cholan-23-oate 
• 98-59-9 p-toluenesulfonyl chloride 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

The first total synthesis of solomonsterol B, a marine pregnane X receptor agonist

A concise route to the pregnane X receptor (PXR) agonist solomonsterol B, a natural product isolated from the marine sponge Theonella swinhoei, has been developed starting from commercially available hyodeoxycholic acid. The synthesis features a one-carbon side chain degradation and the refunctionalization of the A and B rings to install the desired trans junction and the two hydroxy groups at C2 and C3 in a trans relationship. The protocol proceeded with good yields (10 % over 13 steps), also allowing the preparation of a side chain-modified derivative useful for a preliminary structure-activity relationship on PXR. The pharmacological characterization of solomonsterol B demonstrated that this compound was a PXR agonist in a transactivation assay, and when it was incubated with liver cells, it increased the expression of PXR-regulated genes. These data support the development of sponge steroids as PXR ligands endowed with therapeutic potential. Copyright

Chemical synthesis of 3β-sulfooxy-7β-hydroxy-24-nor-5-cholenoic acid: An internal standard for mass spectrometric analysis of the abnormal Δ5-bile acids occurring in Niemann-Pick disease

In Niemann-Pick disease, type C1, increased amounts of 3β,7β-dihydroxy-5-cholenoic acid are reported to be present in urinary bile acids. The compound occurs as a tri-conjugate, sulfated at C-3, N-acetylglucosamidated at C-7, and N-acylamidated with taurine or glycine at C-24. For sensitive LC-MS/MS analysis of this bile acid, a suitable internal standard is needed. We report here the synthesis of a satisfactory internal standard, 3β-sulfooxy-7β-hydroxy-24-nor-5-cholenoic acid (as the disodium salt). The key reactions involved were (1) the so-called "second order" Beckmann rearrangement (one-carbon degradation at C-24) of hyodeoxycholic acid (HDCA) 3,6-diformate with sodium nitrite in a mixture of trifluoroacetic anhydride and trifluoroacetic acid, (2) simultaneous inversion at C-3 and elimination at C-6 of the ditosylate derivatives of the resulting 3α,6α-dihydroxy-24-nor-5β-cholanoic acid with potassium acetate in aqueous N,N-dimethylformamide, and (3) regioselective sulfation at C-3 of an intermediary 3β,7β-dihydroxy-24-nor-Δ5 derivative using sulfur trioxide-trimethylamine complex. Overall yield of the desired compound was 1.8% in 12 steps from HDCA.